Converting Linear Measurement

12 yards = ?? feet

LARGE units to small (multiply)

small units to LARGE (divide)

• Multiply by 3

• Multiply by 12

• Multiply by 36

• Divide by 3

• Divide by 12

27 inches = ?? feet

LARGE units to small (multiply)

small units to LARGE (divide)

• Multiply by 3

• Multiply by 12

• Multiply by 36

• Divide by 3

• Divide by 12

43 feet = ?? yards

LARGE units to small (multiply)

small units to LARGE (divide)

• Multiply by 3

• Multiply by 12

• Multiply by 36

• Divide by 3

• Divide by 12

Convert 760 centimeters to meters.

• 7.6 meters

• 0.76 meters

• 76 meters

• 76,000 meters

The flag pole outside the school is 12 feet tall. But the school decided to change to a taller flag pole that is 14 feet tall. How much taller is the new flag pole?

• 2 feet

• 3 feet

• 1 foot

• 4 feet

The bench is 3 ft. 1 in. long. If four benches are put alongside in the gym, what is the total length of four benches?

• 12 feet 4 inches

• 7 feet 1 inch

• 9 feet 3 inches

• 12 feet 1 inch

Jack has a piece of string that is 24 in. long. If he divides it into 6 equal pieces, what is the length of each piece of shorter string?

• 6 inches

• 18 inches

• 3 inches

• 4 inches

Peter used 4 pieces of tape. The first piece was 8 inches, the second was 6 in. and the last two pieces were both 5 inches. How many feet of tape did he use?

• 1 foot

• 2 feet

• 3 feet

• 4 feet

Convert 4 feet to inches.

• 4

• 12

• 48

• 60

Convert 5 kilometers to meters

• 5000

• 0.005

• 50

• 1500